CHARACTER STRONG SIT IN YOUR SAME SEATS AS

CHARACTER STRONG SIT IN YOUR SAME SEATS AS YESTERDAY

ENTRY TASK QUESTION: IN YOUR GUIDED NOTES 1. Attitude of gratitude: What are three things you are grateful for today? Write at least one sentence explaining why. 2. Be prepared to share one

TODAY YOU WILL… • Identify your dominate personality trait(s). • Recognize a strength and a weakness of each of the four main personality types. • Understand that someone can still choose to work on different personality type by putting their character in to action.

COLOR, CAR, CHARACTER • Step 1: On line 1: Write your name and which color best fits your personality. • Step 2: Write the name of the car or vehicle that you feel fits your self image (the car that best represents your). • Step 3: Write the name of a fictional character whom you identify with

DISCUSSION Guided Notes • Get in groups of 4, number off 1 through 4 • Find your number partners from the other groups • • 1 = Group in front of teacher desk 2 = Group in back left 3 = Group in front by the door 4 = Group in in back right • Share your work by: • Introducing yourself by your name • Share your color, car, character • Briefly provide rational for each of your choices Class Debrief Did anyone’s choices surprise you? Why?

PERSONALITY VS. CHARACTER • People often misuse these words • How would you define these words?

Guided Notes

IN THIS UNIT WE WILL BEGIN WORKING ON OUR CHARACTER WITH DAILY EXERCISES

WHAT CHOICES DO YOU MAKE ON DAILY BASIS THAT YOU THINK ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO YOUR CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT? WHY? Guided Notes

4 STAGES OF CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT Character is… …who you are Built on… …the thousands of choices you make everyday Character is who you are, built on the thousands of choices you make everyday!

4 STAGES OF CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT Personality is… …a gift Set by… …age six Personality is a gift, set by age six!

Guided Notes

FOUR CORNERS Stage 1 = Unconscious & Unskilled in front of teacher desk Stage 2 = Conscious & Unskilled in back left Stage 3 = Conscious & Skilled in back right Stage 4 = Unconscious & Skilled in front by the door • When I read a-loud a topic decide what level of skill development you feel you are for that topic • For Example: If the topic is playing the guitar, if you have never learned anything about the guitar you would go to corner 1 = Unconscious and Unskilled. • BUT if you have taken guitar lessons for a few years and can play in a band, you would go corner 3 = Conscious & Skilled • Then move to that corner of the room Class Debrief What did you notice about your classmates from this activity?

THE BACKWARDS BICYCLE Think about each stage of the 4 Stages of Character Development while watching the video. IN YOUR GUIDED NOTES Explain where you saw Stage 1, 2, 3, and 4 during the video?

BE PREPARED YOU WILL BE ASSESSED ON YOUR ABILITY TO KNOW AND EXPLAIN EACH ONE OF THE FOUR STAGES OF CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT.